This is not a typical First Baptist Church. People who visit our church are always surprised because "it's not what I expected." Our people invite friends and when they attend the first time, the culture is not what they expect. The church is 19 years into a major cultural shift from a traditional, rural church to a thriving suburban church that keeps evolving to meet the needs of a booming community. We're in a fast-growing community just 30 minutes from downtown Dallas, TX and 35 minutes from Fort Worth, TX. Hundreds of homes are built each year and the school system hosts two large high schools. Our church has sought to develop different worship styles to address multiple generations. A traditional service and two different contemporary services provide lots of good choices for a church that refuses to leave any generation behind. The lead pastor is a musician by background and has worked in collegiate and student ministries, small-group discipleship ministry, and has been the lead pastor for 19 years. Our culture is healthy and the opportunity for reaching our community is tremendous. The church is ready to take another progressive style step with our largest two services. Prior to the pandemic, we hosted between 1300 and 1600 people on our campus each weekend. Every week we are welcoming back families who were absent for months, and they're bringing their friends. While we are Baptist in theology and associations, we surprise newcomers with our culture and style. Creativity is a prime value and we're ready for a fresh voice in leader positions to helps us to continue to evolve.
